黑龙江省哈尔滨市呼兰区第一中学届高三英语上学期期中试题11280217.docx

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黑龙江省哈尔滨市呼兰区第一中学届高三英语上学期期中试题11280217

呼兰一中2018-2019学年度上学期期中考试

高三英语试题

第一部分；阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

4PopularPlacestoGoThisWinter

Harbin,China

ChinaHarbin’swinterisforthebraveones—theaveragetemperatureis1.8°F—butthosewhobravethecoldwillberewardedbyexperiencingoneoftheworld’slargestwinterfestivals.Thisyearmarksthe32ndHarbinInternationalIceandSnowSculptureFestival（January—March）,whenmassivefrozenstructuresriseandarelitup,transformingthecityintoawinterwonderland.

Lyon,France

ParismaybecalledtheCityofLight,buteveryDecember,lighttakescenterstageinLyon,France’ssecond-largestcity.That’swhentheannualFestivalofLights（December5—8）takesover,withmorethan70lightinstallations（装置）thattransformthecity’sstreetscapesintomodernworksofart.ThecityisalsohometotwoChristmasmarkets（oneinLaCroix-Rousse;theotheratPlaceCarton;throughDecember25）.

Lima,Peru

Peru’scapitalLimaishometotheworld’shighestnumberofcookingschoolsperperson.Asidefromitsdelicatedining,thecityalsohasgreatcocktailbarswhereyoucantasteclassicorcontemporarytakesonthePiscoSour.Combinethatwiththeoceanfrontsettingandtemperaturesinthe80s,andyou’llunderstandwhyLimashouldnolongerneignoredthiswinter.

Vermont,US

WinterinVermontmeansskiingandsnowboarding.Thisyear,manyresorts（度假村）havegreatlyupgradedtheirsnowmakingabilitiesaspartofa$15millionstatewideprogramthatreplacedmanyoutdatedsnowgunswithnew,low-energymodels.Thesenewmachineswillalsoimprovethequalityofsnowsurfacesandlengthentheseason,meaningthiswillbeoneofthebestwintersforskiingandridinginVermontinrecentmemory.

1.Whatsimilaritiesdothefirsttwoplaceshave?

A.Theyoffersnowsculptures.

B.Theyaredecoratedwithlights.

C.Theyhavethree-dayfestivals.

D.Theyareextremelycold.

2.WhichprovidesagoodchancetobuyaChristmasgift?

A.Harbin.B.Lyon.C.Lima.D.Vermont.

3.What’snewtotheresortsinVermont?

A.UpdatedequipmentB.Skiingandsnowboarding.

C.Cookingschools.D.Alongerwinter.

B

NationalTreasurehasChineseaudiencesfiredup.Butdon'tconfuseitwiththeHollywoodactionfilmofthesamename,inwhichthehiddenhistoryoftheUnitedStatesgoingbackaround250yearsisdiscovered.IntheChineseshow,producersarelucky----Chinahasamuchlongerhistory,andtheirplantointroducerelicsiswelcomedbythePalaceMuseumintheForbiddenCity,andeightkeyprovince-levelmuseums.

YuLei,directoroftheshow,explainedhowitemsarechosen,"Ourstandardisnottochoosethemostpreciousitems.Wewanttheoneswithmostattractivestories.Theseculturalrelicsarelikeagedpeople.Theyhavesomuchtotellus.Ifpeoplearebored,thereissomethingwrongwithourmethods,"shesaid.

Ineach100-minuteperiod,threekeyexhibitsfromamuseumareintroducedbyentertainmentstars,calledthe"guardiansofthenationaltreasure",throughshortstagedramas,tellingthehistoryofthelegendsbehindtheitems.Somelesser-knownstoriesonhowtheitemswereunearthedarefeaturedintheshow.Intheperiods,peoplearealsoinvitedonstagetosharetheirstorieslinkedtosuchrelics.Knowledge,entertainment,tasteandanaccessibleapproachhavebeenputtogetherinoneshow.Whenpeopleseeculturalrelicsinthislivelyway,theyfeelhistory.

Theaimoftheshowisnottocreateahitprogrambuttoattractmorepeopletomuseums.MoreseasonsofNationalTreasureareplanned,andsometreasuresfromtheshowaretobefeaturedinatouringexhibitionsoonafterthefirstseasonends.Ashowlikethisfuelspeople'sprideintheircountry.

4.WecanlearnthatNationalTreasureisa（n）___________.

Ahistoricalprogramaimedtocreateahottopic

B.HollywoodactionfilmtellingAmericanhistory

C.Chineseshowintroducingrelicsthroughshortdramas

Dexhibitionwelcomedbynineprovince-levelmuseums

5.WhatYuLeisaidshowsthatthey___________.

A.likeculturalrelicswhosestoriescanbetoldbyagedpeople

B.don'tlikethemostpreciousitemsbecausethey'renotattractive

C.thinksomethingiswrongwiththeirmethodsofchoosingrelics

D.choosesomevaluableitemswithmostattractivestoriesbehind

6.Whomaybeinvitedtointroducetheexhibits?

A.Filmexperts.

B.Ordinarypeople.

C.Museumguides.

D.Entertainmentstars.

7.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoumostprobablyreadthetext?

AScience.B.Culture.CEconomy.D.Health

C

AsanAsiancountry,Singaporehasareputationforbeinghighlywesternized,withEnglishamongthecountry’sfourofficiallanguages,butacoupleofsignsfoundonlocalbusesthathaverecentlybecomeahitonlinemaysayotherwise.

QuitedifferentfromEnglishweknow,thesignread,forexample,“Herecannotgoin”insteadof“Noentry”,andHerecanchargephoneinsteadofChargephonehere.ThislanguagethatresemblesEnglishiscalledSingaporeanEnglishorSinglish.

TheNewYorkTimescallsSinglish“patchwork”becauseSingaporeconsistsofmigrants（移民）fromseveralcountriesincludingChina,IndiaandMalaysia,andtheyallspeaktheirownversionsof“English”.

“Everyonewhospeaksitshapesit,”wrotethenewspaper.

Forexample,inSinglish,youcaneasilyrecognizeinfluencesfromChinese,includingvocabularysuchas”MeeSiam”and“dabao”.Sentencestructureslike”toiletwhere”insteadof“where’sthetoilet”alsocomefromChinese.

Interestinganddiverseasitmayseem,thetrendforSinglishisworryingSingapore’sgovernment.Itisconcernedthatthedialectisloweringthecountry’sEnglishstandardandmayaffectitsrelationshipwithvisitors.ItevenstartedtheSpeakGoodEnglishMovement.

Unfortunately,theproblemwasnotsolved.Instead,Singlishhasboomed,especiallyamongyoungpeoplewhothinkofitasasignofbeingcoolandawayofidentifyingthemselvesasSingaporean.

ButthisdoesnotmeanthatstandardEnglishisbeingabandonedbyyoungpeople.Infact,theyaremuchmorecapablethanthegovernmentgivescredit--theycanspeakboth.

“Weareanationgoodatcodeswitching--weknowthatthewaywespeaktofriendsordriversmustbedifferentfromhowactatworkorschool,”wroteCheryl,aSingaporeanauthor,inTimemagazine,“Toactivelyurgeustogiveupalanguagethatspeakstotheveryheartofwhoweare,that'ssobeautifullyrepresentsthemeltingpotofChinese,Indians,MalaysiansandEurasiansthatweare,isshortsighted,surely.”

8WhydoesSingaporehavemanydifferentversionsofEnglish?

A.Itishighlywesternized.

B.Itismadeupofmigrants.

CItisinfluencedbyChinese.

DItisaffectedbyofficiallanguages.

9WhatisthepurposeofstartingtheSpeakGoodEnglishMovement?

ATostopthenewtrend.

BTobettertherelationship.

CTokeeptheEnglishstandard.

DTogivethegovernmentcredit.

10WhatdotheyoungpeoplethinkofSinglish?

A.It’sinteresting.B.It’sasignofstatus.

C.It’stheiridentity.D.It’sawayofcode-switching.

11WhatcanwelearnfromwhatCherylsaid?

ADifferentpeoplespeakdifferentstylesofSinglish.

BSinglishisamorebeautifullanguagethanothers.

CPeoplespeaksSinglishonlytofriendsanddrivers.

DPeoplecanuseSinglishtoexpressthemselveswell.

D

Ifyou’reabooklover,youhaveapileofbooksonyourbedside,orabookshelfinyourlibrarywitha“toread”signonit.Yetyoucan’tstopyourselffromaddingtothepile.Thiscanleadtofeelingsofguiltoveryournewpurchases.ButI’mheretotellyoutostopworrying.

Whatyouhaveisanantilibrary,andit’saverygoodthing.ThetermcomesfromwriterUmbertoEco.Heistheownerofalargepersonallibrary．Heseparatesvisitorsintotwogroups:

thosewhoreactwith“Wow!

Whatalibraryyouhave!

Howmanyofthesebookshaveyouread?

”andtheotherswhogetthepointthataprivatelibraryisnotsomethingtoshowoffbutaresearchtool.Readbooksarefarlessvaluablethanunreadones.Indeed,themoreyouknow,thelargertherowsofunreadbooks.Letuscallthiscollectionanantilibrary.

Ifyouthinkyoualreadyknoweverythingaboutasubject,you’recuttingyourselfofffromastreamofinformationatanartificialpoint.Soagrowinglibraryofbooksyouhaven’treadmeansyou’reconsistentlycuriousabouttheunknown.Andthatattitudeisagreatfoundationforalifelongloveof1earning.

Sodon’tfeelguiltoveryourunreadbooks.Thosebookswillbethereforyouwhenyoudowantthem，andasyoubuildyourlibraryofreadandunreadbooks，youcanstartusingitasyouwoulduseabiggerlibrary.Certainbooksmaybecomereferencesmorethanread-throughs.Oryoumayfindthatabookyouboughtfiveyearsagohasspecialrelevancetoday.Lettingtheroleofbooksevolveinyourlifeisahealthysignofcuriosity.That’sgoodforyouandgoodfortheworldaroundyou.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“antilibrary”inParagraph2referto?

A.Thecollectionofunreadbook.

B.Apileofbooksonthebookshelf.

C.Feelingsofguiltovernewbooks.

D.Alargepersonallibrary．

13.Accordingtotheauthor，moreunreadbooksmean________．

A.yourwronglifelonglearningattitude

B.yourstrongdesireaboutnewinformation

C.yourhavenointerestinthenewworld

D.youlimityourselffromtheunknown

14.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardshavinganantilibrary?

A．FavorableB．DoubtfulC．AmbiguousD．Contradictory

15.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.CuriosityisasignofhighIQ.

B.Unreadbooksaresurelyrelevanttothepresent.

C.Booksaretheladderinourlife.

D.Weshouldreadthrougheverybo